NHL game summary from December 23, 1970
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (15-11-6) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 St. Louis Blues (15-8-9) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | MTL, | Jacques Lemaire 8 (Yvan Cournoyer, Jean Beliveau), 3:07 |
| 2: | MTL, | Bill Collins 3 (Leon Rochefort), 7:44 |
| STL, | Gary Sabourin 8 (Red Berenson, Tim Ecclestone), 13:19 - PP | |
| 3: | STL, | George Morrison 8 (Gary Sabourin, Barclay Plager), 15:24 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Guy Lapointe, MTL [Holding] 3:51 |
| Noel Picard, STL [Roughing] 13:03 | |
| Pete Mahovlich, MTL [Roughing] 19:07 | |
| Bill Plager, STL [Roughing] 19:07 | |
| 2: | Bill Sutherland, STL [Tripping] 4:45 |
| J.C. Tremblay, MTL [Tripping] 5:43 | |
| Christian Bordeleau, STL [Tripping] 8:27 | |
| J.C. Tremblay, MTL [Tripping] 12:27 | |
| Jimmy Roberts, STL [Fighting] 13:56 | |
| Barclay Plager, STL [Fighting] 13:56 | |
| Marc Tardif, MTL [Fighting] 13:56 | |
| Pete Mahovlich, MTL [Roughing, Fighting] 13:56 | |
| Pierre Bouchard, MTL [Hooking] 18:15 | |
| 3: | Bill Plager, STL [Hooking] 5:20 |
| Rejean Houle, MTL [Hooking] 7:46 | |
| Pierre Bouchard, MTL [Holding] 12:39 |
Penalty time: MTL: 26 minutes
STL: 20 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rogie Vachon | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.C. Tremblay | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Jean Beliveau | 4 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Ralph Backstrom | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Collins | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Marc Tardif | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rejean Houle | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Henri Richard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Terry Harper | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| Leon Rochefort | 21 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| John Ferguson | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mickey Redmond | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 26 | ||||||
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noel Picard | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Plager | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 0 |
| Red Berenson | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 9 |
| Barclay Plager | 8 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Frank St. Marseille | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| George Morrison | 10 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Gary Sabourin | 11 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill McCreary | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Craig Cameron | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Arbour | 17 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Brit Selby | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jim Lorentz | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Christian Bordeleau | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Bill Sutherland | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Plager | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ernie Wakely | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 10-10- 6-26
STL: 10-11-12-33
Goalies: MTL: Rogie Vachon (T, 8-5-4)
STL: Ernie Wakely (T, 10-4-5)
Referee: John Ashley
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Bob Mclaren
Attendance: 18,169
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